Lucia

“Lucia,” a 1985 lithograph by R.C. Gorman, portrays a seated Navajo woman wrapped in a deep crimson-red shawl over a warm orange garment, her dark hair pulled back and accented with a small turquoise ornament. She sits in a contemplative posture beside a black-and-white Acoma-style pottery vessel, its geometric painted design a quiet counterpoint to the flowing softness of her drapery. The background gradient moves from soft peach at the center through lavender and rose toward the edges, bathing the scene in the glow of late-afternoon Southwest light. Gorman’s command of color and textile is beautifully balanced in this classic composition. A must-have for collectors of Gorman lithographs, Southwest fine art, and Native American figurative prints.